American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Short Interest Down 10.1% in January

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 732,500 shares, a decrease of 10.1% from the January 15th total of 814,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 115,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.3 days. Approximately 4.5% of the company's shares are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on APEI. StockNews.com raised shares of American Public Education from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Barrington Research increased their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. B. Riley increased their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th.

American Public Education Stock Up 0.8 %

APEI traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $22.55. 69,748 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 82,028. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $21.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.07. The company has a market cap of $399.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.27, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.27. American Public Education has a fifty-two week low of $10.30 and a fifty-two week high of $23.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.65 and a quick ratio of 2.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in American Public Education during the 4th quarter valued at $124,000. Systematic Financial Management LP boosted its stake in American Public Education by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 353,184 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,618,000 after acquiring an additional 6,909 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in American Public Education by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 75,019 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,618,000 after acquiring an additional 6,921 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its stake in American Public Education by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 35,291 shares of the company's stock valued at $761,000 after acquiring an additional 943 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in American Public Education by 27.0% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 14,116 shares of the company's stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 2,997 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About American Public Education

American Public Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 184 degree programs and 134 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce.